Batten Down the Hatches

As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, I’m a born-and-bred New York City native. And as you may have heard, there’s a bit of rough weather headed our way this weekend. In fact, it seems like freak events are becoming the new normal: first, the absurdly huge blizzards we got this winter, then the earthquake earlier this week (yes, I felt it), and now the hurricane. Sheesh, nature, what did we ever do to you to deserve this? (Don’t answer that.)

There’s no need to fret about me: I’m fully stocked up with supplies, and I don’t live anywhere near the evacuation areas, so I don’t anticipate that safety will be an issue. However, it’s possible that I may lose electricity for a few days, and if that happens, I’ll naturally be a little scarce on the net. I do have an internet-capable phone, and even a solar charger for it – three cheers for ThinkGeek and their catering to survivalist paranoia! – but of course, there’s no way of knowing what the state of the cell network will be. So, if Daylight Atheism isn’t updated for a few days, that’s most likely why. I’ll be back as soon as possible, so don’t miss me too much!

Also, a reminder if you missed the first announcement: I’m coming to Chicago over Labor Day weekend. There’s a meetup being organized; if you’re interested in attending, send me an e-mail and let me know. I’ll see it at some point before I arrive.

Adam Lee of Daylight Atheism

Adam Lee is an atheist writer and speaker living in New York City. He created Daylight Atheism to push back against undeserved privileging of religion and to encourage atheists to step out of their closets, into the daylight, and take our rightful place at the table of society’s discourse.